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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(S) OF BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17
ENGLISH LITERATURE – II
Marks: 150 Saturday, March 17, 2007 (02:30 PM) Time: 03 Hours
Note: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. Describe the role that “Chance and Fate” play in the novels of Thomas Hardy.
Q-2. “Great expectations” is a successful Moral story. Discuss.
Q-3. Discuss the optimism of Browning with reference to his Dramatic Monologues.
Q-4. Discuss “In Memoriam” as a representative poem of the Victorian Age.
Q-5. “In Memoriam” written by Tennyson is an Elegy diversified by many other elements. Discuss.
Q-6. Evaluate Thackeray as a Novelist of Satire.
Q-7. Novels of Charles Dickens portray the bleak miseries of contemporary society. Discuss with reference to Great Expectations.
Q-8. Carlyle preached the doctrine of a moral change in society. Discuss.
Q-9. Write a note on the Critical Essays of Matthew Arnold.
Q-10. Discuss Hardy’s view of Nature with reference to his novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”.
Good Luck
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